Pittstown is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, home to about 5,474 people across 62 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 12028, 12094 and 12185, and parts of 12090, 12121, 12180 and 12182 are in Pittstown too.
Homes sold for a median of $199 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 3 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Pittstown; also Cambridge and Hoosick
Mostly Pittstown; also Schaghticoke and Cambridge
Mostly Pittstown; also Schaghticoke and Easton
Mostly Hoosick; part is in Pittstown
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Mostly Troy; part is in Pittstown
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Pittstown. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Albany International Airport (ALB)17 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Boston, MA133 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY154 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Pittstown; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Pittstown had 5,540 residents in the 2020 census, down 2% since 2000.
It’s the 339th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Rensselaer County grew from 121,697 residents in 1900 to 161,130 in 2020.
Rensselaer County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 11°F. About 43.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Buskirk, NY weather station (6 miles away).
46,817 jobs at 2,985 businesses in Rensselaer County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
6 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Pittstown’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
| Mental health providers | 2 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
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Shares ZIP codes with Troy, Brunswick, Hoosick, North Greenbush, Schaghticoke, Cambridge, Easton, Grafton and White Creek.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.